(1989) Franz Schubert: Works for Piano 4 Hands Vol. II id_qobuz:Franz Schubert said that he would have

said that he would have learned to play the flute for these works alone

But look at the result

Since 2004 is member of the Aria Quartet who made its name as one of a leading ensembles on the Swiss chamber music scene

including the Opera Bastille in Paris

a light rather like the sun of Nordic summers

(1989) Franz Schubert: Works for Piano 4 Hands Vol. II id_qobuz:Franz Schubert said that he would haveIt is no longer that happy time of life when we see every object wreathed in the glory of youth, but that fatal recognition of a wretched reality which I endeavor, with my imagination, to embellish as best I can. You will find evidence of this in two works for four hand piano which I have already composed: a grand duo and a set of variations [D. 812, D. 813] on a theme of my own invention. The variations are proving to be an outstanding success. Franz